White Right: Meeting the Enemy

Quebec premiere followed by discussion with writer and anti-racism activist Marilou Craft and jurist and ex-president of the Islamic Cultural Centre of Quebec City Touhami Rachid Raffa, hosted by Yasmin Jiwani. Co-presented with Montréal Antifasciste and Sub.Media. The venue is wheelchair accessible. Childcare available upon request.

White Right: Meeting the Enemy

Deeyah Khan / United States - United Kingdom / 2017 / 55 ' / English

In Production

A daring doc that sees filmmaker Deeyah Khan embed herself with white nationalists in the US and try to understand the perpetrators behind the hate.

Synopsis

In this Emmy-winning documentary, acclaimed Muslim filmmaker Deeyah Khan meets U.S. neo-Nazis and white nationalists including Richard Spencer face to face and attends the now-infamous Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville as she seeks to understand the personal and political motivations behind the resurgence of far-right extremism in the U.S.

Speaking with fascists, racists and proponents of alt-right ideologies, Deeyah, attempts to discover new possibilities for connection and solutions. As she tries to see beyond the headlines to the human beings, her own prejudices are challenged and her tolerance tested. When she finds herself in the middle of America's biggest and most violent far right rally in recent years, Deeyah's safety is jeopardized. Can she find it within herself to try and befriend the fascists she meets?

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